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The Annual Multicultural Education Conference

Each year, in early March, the Department of Bilingual and Multicultural Education hosts a FREE Multicultural Conference on the campus of Sacramento State University. The conference is directed towards K-12 teachers, Student Teachers, Administrators, University Educators, Paraprofessionals, Community members, Activists, Parents, and all others interested in Multicultural and Social Justice issues. Please join us for the:

14th Annual Multicultural Conference

Saturday, April 12, 2008
8:30am - 1:30pm
University Union

Keynote Speaker
Closing the Achievement Gap: Building Networks to Success
Dr. Francisco Reveles, Professor
Dept. of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, CSUS

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Past Conferences

2007 Saturday, March 17 
Topic Empowering Socially Responsible Multicultural Educators: An Examination of Institutional Policies and Practices
Speaker Dr. Sonia Nieto,
Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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2006 Saturday, March 25 
Topic Education Reform and Social Justice Issues: A Grassroots [Re]Examination of Race, Class, and Society
Speaker Dr. Antonia Darder,
Professor in Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005 Saturday, March 12  
Topic Reflections on the Elections: Educating and Empowering Diverse Students through Social Justice Action
Speaker Mr. Lee Mun Wah,
Nationally acclaimed filmmaker, lecturer, and diversity trainer
2004 Saturday, March 6  
Topic We Will Find a Way or We Will Make One: The Civil Rights Movement in Education
Speaker Dr. Duane Campbell
2003 Saturday, March 1  
Topic Engaging in Social Action Inside the Accountability Movement
Speaker Christine Sleeter, Ph.D.